Category: Liberty

Thomas Jefferson wrote that "...liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual."

There seem to be a dangerously large number of people who think that the law exists to give them whatever they want — even when that means denying other people the same rights that they claim for themselves. Dr. Thomas Sowellvia Kangaroo Courts on Campus?...

…some colleges have established what they call “free speech zones” — as if they are granting a special favor by not imposing their vague and arbitrary “speech codes” everywhere on campus. The irony in this is that the Constitution already established a free speech zone....

I came across a new website this week that’s been released in Beta Test mode. It’s called Tolerance Check. Tolerance Check allows you to create ‘memes’ about sensitive subjects and download or post them online to social media. You can also see memes posted by other people and vote...

In a 2006 interview, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said the Constitution is “basically about” one word — “democracy” — that appears in neither that document nor the Declaration of Independence. Democracy is America’s way of allocating political power. The Constitution, however, was adopted to confine...

I am angry about the mammoth, out-of-control social welfare entitlement programs from Washington, DC, that were supposed to solve our problems. The obvious truth is these impractical, politically motivated programs have irreparably damaged the fabric of our black society and community. The irony is, we were...

The VAST majority of law enforcement officers are Sheepdogs who dedicate their life to protecting the Sheep from the Wolves in our society. However, there are the occasional Wolves in Sheepdog’s clothing, so in addition to keeping your actions legal, make sure to know your rights. Today’s...

I place [the] economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers to be feared…we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our choice between economy and liberty…or profusion and servitude. Revolutionary & President Thomas...

The only markets government can create are Black markets and artificial markets auctioning off things that no one really ‘owns’ like the electromagnetic spectrum. Why does government insist on creating black markets? Black markets emerge when demand exceeds supply for highly regulated or...

In a brave and powerful nation, this uncertainty of the laws is at last destroyed, after many oscillations from liberty to slavery, and from slavery to liberty again. Marchese Beccaria Cesare Bonesana FacebookPinterestGoogleRedditStumbleUponTwitterTumblrEmailPrintPocketMoreLinkedInLike this:Like...